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Whereas, Mr. Aurada was a student in the Bachelor of Science in the Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Programand had completed 91% of his coursework for the degree; andWhereas, the faculty of the School of Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management and the Dean of the Collegeof Agriculture Consumer and Environmental Science have recommended Mr. Aurada to be granted aposthumous degree; andWhereas, I have reviewed the recommendation and support the granting of a posthumous degree to Mr.Aurada.Now, therefore, be it resolved in official session that the Board of Regents of New Mexico State Universityhereby approved granting a posthumous Bachelor of Science Hotel Restaurant and Tourism degree to Mr.Zachary Aurada today, this 22nd DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.”Vice Chair Devasthali entertained a motion to adopt the resolution. Regent Sanchez made a motion to approvethe resolution. Regent Romero seconded the motion. The Chief of Staff proceeded in taking the roll call vote.Regent Romero – YesRegent Hicks – YesRegent Sanchez – YesRegent Devasthali – YesRegent Chacón-Reitzel – YesThe Chief of Staff confirmed the adoption of the resolution.Dr. Hertzman confirmed that the resolution and materials from NMSU, Sam Society, College of ACES, and theSchool HRT will be sent to the family. Dr. Hertzman appreciated the support of Dean Flores, Associate DeanConnor, and Provost Parker in making this happen so quickly. Vice Chair Devasthali offered heartfeltcondolences on behalf of the Board of Regents to Ms. Burkhalter. Ms. Burkhalter was grateful to everyone andexpressed how much it meant to them.D. Awards and Recognitions, Vice Chairwoman Ammu Devasthali1. Proclamation Recognizing Elizabeth Titus for her service to NMSU as Dean of the Library, Provost CarolParkerProvost Parker read into record the proclamation, that she and the other members of the administration whohave enjoyed working with Dean Beth Titus over the years, would like the Board to consider.“WHEREAS, Former Dean of Library Dr. Elizabeth Titus has been a visionary who has embraced diversity andopportunities, and always expressed appreciation to her staff for their hard work by supporting andencouraging their pursuit of higher education; andWHEREAS, under Dr. Titus time at NMSU as Dean of Library she hired a total of 45 library faculty and 59 librarystaff, including for associate Dean's and reviewed approximately 200 promotion and tenure files; andWHEREAS, Titus was instrumental in planning and overseeing a 1.6 million extensive renovation of the secondfloor of East Grandson Library, totaling 16,000 square feet, in order to house the P.B. Dementi Papers andRegular Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2020Page 5 of 28Regents of New Mexico State University

hired a Political Papers Archivists to support this collection and to create visual exhibits; andWHEREAS, Dr. Titus was instrumental in working with Herbert and Joan Zul in housing at the Zul Library assortedpetrified rocks that they had gathered throughout the years. Zul Library is named in Zul’s honor after NMSUreceived a 3 million gift from Herbert and Joan in March 2000. Dr. Titus was a speaker at the June 16,2000 Naming Ceremony attended by over 325 people, which nurtured the warm relationship she had withHerbert and Joan Zul throughout the years. Dr. Titus worked actively with the Zul’s whenever a new pieceof unique fossilized wood was available for display; andWHEREAS, Dr. Titus at NMSU Library was honored for her efforts with donor campaigns. She was the recipientof the John Cotton Anna Dana 2001 Dynamite Campaign, a public relations award from HW Wilson that theAmerican Library Association featured a dinosaur skull, named Stan, that is still on display in the Zul Library;andWHEREAS, Dr. Titus was instrumental in 2013 in working with Tim Parker, whose generous support madepossible the development of numerous programs and support of Sunshine Week, which every year Foster'stransparency in government; andWHEREAS, she was able to negotiate a recurring 5% library budget allocation from the research grant in directcost recovery cost revenue to assistance supporting the collection used by the researchers; andWHEREAS, she held leadership roles in the American Library Association Committee and served as VicePresident, President Elect for the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries and President of NewMexico Consortium of academic libraries; andWHEREAS, Dr. Titus was a tireless advocate for state library legislative activities, including the legislativeobligation bond; andWHEREAS, Dr. Titus was a trailblazer for nursing mothers on campus and was the first on NMSU to offer anursing room; andWHEREAS, she was born teacher having insights gained from both book learning and professional interaction.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED in official session that the Board of Regents of New Mexico StateUniversity thanks and commends Dr. Elizabeth Titus for her dedicated service proclaimed this second day ofDecember 2020 while in regular session.”Provost Parker added that she has had the pleasure of knowing Dean Titus since 2005 and always enjoyedworking with her. Vice Chair Devasthali extended her gratitude to Dean Titus for her service and wished herthe best of luck in all her future endeavors.2. Proclamation Recognizing Susan Brown for her service to NMSU as Dean of the College of Education,Provost Carol ParkerProvost Parker acknowledged the presence of Dean Brown and other family and friends. Provost Parker readinto record the proclamation.“WHEREAS, Dr. Susan Brown served New Mexico State University as a loving educator, researcher andRegular Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2020Page 6 of 28Regents of New Mexico State University

administrator for 25 years; andWHEREAS, Dr. Brown served as a Senior Administrator in the College of Education for the last three years,serving as both Interim Dean for the College for two years and Interim Associate Dean for Research for oneyear; andWHEREAS, Dr. Brown served as a Research Professor and Director of the STEM Outreach Center at NewMexico State University and was responsible for Research Awards, totaling in 23 million in research grantsover the years; andWHEREAS, Dr. Brown's outreach and service work has served underserved and bright students in Las CrucesHatch and Gadson school districts for decades, with more than 8,000 students served in a single year; andWHEREAS, Dr. Brown’s outreach and service work has had an overall economic impact of 15 million since2009 generating more than 200 jobs and contributing positively to Doná Ana County; andWHEREAS, Dr. Brown's was often recognized for her excellence in teaching and dedication to research inSTEM.NOW, THEREFORE, let it be proclaimed on this second day of December 2020 that the Board of Regentsformally acknowledges Dr. Susan Brown’s accomplishments and advocacy on behalf of faculty, staff, andstudents have made NMSU a better place.”Provost Parker extended her gratitude to Dean Brown for her service and wished her the best in herretirement, continued advocacy and mentorship work.Vice Chair Devasthali stated that she has known Dean Brown for many years, wished her the best of luck, agood retirement, and thanked her for her service.Regent Romero thanked Dean Brown for her influence over NMSU, the program, entire state, and creatingnew teachers in STEM programs. The work Dean Brown has done over the last 25 years has provided supportto every classroom, teacher, and principal.Regent Hicks stated that she has had the pleasure to work with both Dean Brown and Dean Titus over the lastsix years and extended her gratitude to them both.President Floros stated that they had been looking for someone to lead the college. President Floros offeredDean Brown the opportunity. Dean Brown knew that it would be a difficult position during a difficult time forthe college and university in terms of transitioning into something different. Dean Brown accepted thechallenge and for the last two years did a wonderful job of moving the college forward and keeping it togetheruntil they had permanent leadership in that role. President Floros personally thanked her on behalf of thecollege and NMSU.President Parra extended her gratitude to Dean Brown for her mentorship years ago when she was teachingscience. President Parra said that she made it because of her mentorship over the years.Dean Brown commented by saying that it was an unexpected honor. It was a been a privilege and honor to bea member of the NMSU team and family. Dean Brown stated that she has been in the world of education formany years, beginning with teaching at Las Cruces High School, then continuing to earn her PhD from theprestigious university, NMSU. As a first-generation student Dean Brown knows how important everyone atRegular Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2020Page 7 of 28Regents of New Mexico State University

NMSU is and stated that she would not have majored in sciences, nor would she had gone on her educationalpath without help and guidance. Dean Brown stated that she joined the NMSU community with a grant. DeanBrown said that in her heart she wanted all of their students to know that they could be whatever they wantedto be and since she was in STEM she told her students ‘you can be a mathematician, scientist, doctor, nurse, orwhatever you want to be.’ Dean Brown wanted all children to have access. Dean Brown stated that the STEMOutreach Center has been successful and there have been a lot of students that have gone through the in orafter school program. Dean Brown stated that it would not have been as successful if she had not beenlocated on the campus of NMSU. NMSU is dedicated to the students. Dean Brown said that herkindergarteners and elementary school children don’t find it scary and think that they may go there one day.Dean Brown stated that it’s been a whole community effort and with the STEM Outreach Center. It wouldn’thave happened without the love, devotion, and dedication of everyone on campus. Dean Brown stated thatPresident Floros asked her to help out by becoming Interim Dean, which worried her at first. Dean Brown sawthat every part of the NMSU campus was excited. Dean Brown said that the current leadership team is moreintense, where students may be able to register for classes for 2 years or 4 years, and are guiding students.Dean Brown is grateful everyone for doing what they do and feels like NMSU is the best place for faculty, staff,students, and administrative personnel. Dean Brown is proud to be an Aggie and that they felt that hercontribution to the NMSU was worthy of this recognition.E. Regent Committee Reports1. Real Estate Committee, Regent Dina Chacón-ReitzelRegent Chacón-Reitzel reported that the Real Estate Committee met twice since the last report at their Regularmeeting that was on September 18, 2020. The last Real Estate Committee meeting was on October 29.Several items were presented for review and approval. Included in the agenda was a discussion of proposedupdates to the membership of the committee by adding an additional voting member position for an AcademicAdministrator, such as a Dean. This makes the membership more consistent with Aggie DevelopmentIncorporated and more consistent with a composition of the public NMSU membership on all other regentcommittees. The committee voted to recommend this change to the board and it is an item on today’sagenda, which is H-6 on the Consent agenda. Also, the committee recommended approval of an easement toEl Paso Electric Company, which is part of the Campus Solar Project. This item is H-4 on the Consent Agenda.The committee recommended approval of a Right of Way Agreement with the New Mexico Department ofTransportation for signage on the west campus at Valley Drive. The committee recommended approval of theelectric infrastructure safety and reliability improvements, which are items H-5 and H-3 on the ConsentAgenda. There was a special meeting called on November 19, where the committee was presented withground and improvements lease and facilities leads between NMSU and Municipal Acquisitions. Thecommittee recommended approval and requested that some additional information be gathered andpresented today at this meeting, which is an Action Item on the agenda.2. Financial Strategies, Performance and Budget Committee Report, Regent Debra HicksRegent Hicks stated that the Regent Financial Strategies, Performance and Budge Committee met in the latterpart of October and there were several updates provided to them. Tuition revenue, scholarship expenditures,tiered tuition and fees were discussed.3. Student Success Committee Report, Regent Arsenio RomeroRegent Romero reported that an update for the planning of the spring semester was given by Provost Parkerand Vice President Scott. There are 25% courses that will be held online, 30% will be hybrid, and the rest areface to face. They will keep up to date with any new information with the pandemic. The start date for springsemester has been pushed back. There will be changes to spring break. There are many services that areoffered online such as tutoring, advising, and others. Staff are ready to pivot as needed to support students onRegular Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2020Page 8 of 28Regents of New Mexico State University

campus. Co-curricular activities for graduate and undergraduate students are provided. They know thatstudents are isolated and are keeping eye on issues, such as depression and anxiety. Mental Health Services isdoing a good job in supporting students in that regard. They are moving forward with recruiting faculty to helpmake online learning better. A Faculty Fellow at each college, which will be implemented, will dramaticallyincrease the student experience in the online environment. President Floros gave an overview and talkedabout how the university moved all courses online, how hard everyone worked to get it done, even with a fewbumps in the road. Chancellor Arvizu reported that NMSU is supporting the community through fooddistribution and testing. There have been days where they had 1,000 tests done and they have shifts forcoverage 24/7. NMSU has the greatest testing capacity in the state. Dean Camarena reported that he has metwith faculty in regard to undergraduate research. Provost Parker discussed differential tuition and aligning itwith student needs and NMSU needs, which will go towards staffing, who can run some of the neededprograms to make sure they get the best staff in their programs. Vice President Scott presented on Navigate,which is collecting data to help support students in the intervention support to help improve virtual and inperson learning. Also, in keeping students on track with credits and graduation, as well as engagement andsuccess.Regent Hicks asked that the spring semester start date be clarified. Provost Parker stated that their scientificadvisors cautioned them that December through February will be the most challenging in regard totransmission of infection and advised them to push the start date for the spring semester as much as possible.They still want to end the semester at the usual time, the middle of May. Therefore, they delayed the openingof the spring semester and eliminated the traditional 5 day spring break; however, those five days will bedistributed throughout the semester to provide some respite from the workload, yet not encouraging travelout of concern of contributing to further transmission of the virus.4. Higher Education Regents Collation Report, Regent Debra HicksRegent Hicks reported that they have had two meetings and a couple of executive meetings for planning sincethe last Board of Regents meeting. The conversations that they had in their meeting yesterday was in regardto broadband. Broadband has been a concern, in particular, the loss of connection of more than 10,000students in public education in the state of New Mexico. Possible initiatives and actions that the HigherEducation Regions Coalition could put forth in the coming year were discussed. An executive team meetingwas held. There were only four of five regions present, although it was announced to everyone. UNM, NMSU,Highlands, and others were represented to discuss broadband. There will be a CUP meeting on Friday. Therewill be several proposals that will be put forth and provide data in reviewing if there’s something that this bodycan do in order to come up with a proposal to present to legislature. Rural communities are very limited. Theyare looking at other institutions, such as Utah, in regard to helping their state adjust to coping with COVID-19.F. Advisory Member Reports1. NMSU Faculty Senate Report, Chair Julia ParraPresident Parra reported that they are working on a variety of propositions. Proposition 3 is to amend thecurriculum approval process, further discussion is underway with Provost Parker. In the past, the approvalprocess has been lengthy. They are working hard to figure out how to be more competitive in that process.This proposition has been approved. Proposition 7 is a Memorial to request the restoration of SharedGovernance. There were concerns related to the reorganization of NMSU. They have been working hard inconversations amongst themselves, administration, and everyone who is part of those conversations. Theproposition was approved. There are other propositions up for approval that will be voted on in their meetingtomorrow. President Parra noted that Faculty Senate is re-structuring, redoing, and re-envisioning committeestructures. In that process, they are looking at the structure of the Board of Regents, student structure, andother universities in a variety of ways in how their committees can better aligned with the community andRegular Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2020Page 9 of 28Regents of New Mexico State University

campus. There is work being done, envisioning, and idea generating on that.Vice Chair Devasthali asked why there was a name change for Kinesiology and Dance. It now reads,‘Department of Kinesiology.’ President Parra answered by stating that the change is to align with the morecommon name that is used across the country. It supports their mission, what students access and what isprevalent in their field. When asked if the removal was a concern, it was noted that it was not a concern andeveryone agreed to it. President Parra confirmed that dance is still a part of the department.Vice Chair Devasthali noted that in Regent Romero’s report he discussed the importance of focusing on themental health of students. Vice Chair Devasthali stated that it is just as important to pay attention to themental health of faculty because they have been going through intense reorganization pivoting to onlineinstruction and asked if they are paying enough attention to that. Vice Chair Devasthali stated that theheadline of the latest edition of The Chronicle was “Burnout Amongst Faculty.” Vice Chair Devasthali asked ifPresident Parra could address that. President Parra stated that she would note that 100% of problems areequally shared amongst everyone, including administrative staff. In areas of professional development thathas been strong for NMSU, in particular the needs in online and digital learning support. Only some of thefaculty take advantage of it. A survey was completed in regard to how faculty felt about the move online andwhat the challenges and barriers are to that. There were 100 responses received and good recommendations.President Parra stated that everyone is ready for Fall and Winter Break. President Parra encourages takingbreaks in her updates and messages. There will be much to do in the spring as well as professionaldevelopment for Faculty Fellows; therefore, it is important to take advantage of breaks so everyone can comeback revitalized. President Parra is concerned that not everyone is reaching out for support.President Floros commented that faculty have support around campus and the whole system from trainingpeople to deal with online issues, changes, and other aspects. There have been many events to address thestress factor. They have tried to monitor the overall health of faculty, staff, and students. It’s difficult to get toa point where you know exactly what that looks like because many people are private and don’t come forwardwith major issues. There is much evidence that the NMSU community is extremely supportive of each other.They see examples of people helping, reaching out to others to lend a hand and going through this together. Ithas a huge effect throughout the community. What is seen is that they trust people to behave properly andget

Cadet Victoria Martinez from NMSU Air Force ROTC led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. Cadet Martinez is from Albuquerque, New Mexico and was raised an Air Force brat. Cadet Martinez is trying to fulfill the same goal in becoming an Air Force Officer. Cadet Martinez is in the NMSU ROTC and finishing up Level 2 Nursing School.